Endless-roll mechanism for pneumatic music-players.



ENDLESS ROLL MEbHANISVI `FOR PNBMTIG' MUSIC PLAYERS PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPNo v.6,1907.

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PATENTED JULY 21, 1908.

E.' B. HOUGH.

ENDLBSS ROLL MEGHANISM FOR PNEUMATIG MUSIC PLAYERS.

APPLICATION rum 1202221901 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

' @Wifi/11eme@ Roll Mechanism or Pneumatic lwhich it appertains EARL Bi.HOUGH, OF STUCKTON, CPt'lFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO IRVINE AND ROUGH. COMPANY,

- OF STOGKTN, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION.

NHLESS-EGLL MEGHANSS' FCPR IPNEUMATC MSIG-BLAYERS.

no. seaear.

latented July 21, 1908.

Application filed November 6, 1907. Serial No. 400,913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, EARL B. HOUGH, a citizen ol the United States,residing at Stockton, in the county oi' San Joaquin and State. ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful improvements in EndlessMusic-Players; .and l do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description oi' the same, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to to make and use the ssme,.rei"erence being had totheaccompany ing drawings, and to the characters oic refer ence marlredthereon, which form a part of this application. l

This invention relates to improvements in music players and particularlyto that class entitled pneumatic, my object being to pron duce such aroller mechanism as will be much sim )ler and cheaper ol' constructionthan the kim now used g also one which may be inserte ed and talren'from the instrument with ease and despatch; also one which will bedevoid oi springs and similar complicated mechanisms, l so one whichwi..- run true and smoothly and be kept close and tight over thetraclrer board, as is required. lhis object l accomplish by means ci thegeneral construction and relative arrangement of roller and guidemechanisms, and such other and im ther means as will appear iully by aperusal of the ifollowing specification and claims.

ln 'the drawings similar characters ol referw ence indicatecorresponding parts in the sev-w eral views.

`Figure 1 a side elevation oi my complete mechanism. Fig. 2 isasectional view t ereoi. rig. 3 is a rear elevation oi the rollermechanism. Fig. e is a perspective view of a g raclr.

Beier ng more particularly to the characters ci reference on therdrawings 'l designates a boy; suitably pir-voted at the lower innercorner as at 2 to an u right beam 3. Disposed on 'the side oi said nos;1 are pins i and 5 engagging hoolrs 6 and 7 on an arm 8 pivoted to thebeam 3.

9' plates sec 1 at the upper ered to each side of the box inner corners,said plates having' 'upper biiircated members 19 and lower biiurcatediianges l1.

Secured across the top oi the box 1 and lgether the said rack journaledin the plates 9 is a shaft 12 on which. is a roller 13 and a gearwheel-14 out- .side the said box, said wheel 14 intermeshing with asmaller gear 15 on a shaft 16, which shaft 1,6 is suitably journale'd onthe outside of one of the plates 9 and secured on which is a belt pulley17 provided with a belt 18.

19 is a roller secured on a shaft 20 removably journaled in the members10, which roller 19 bears normally against the roller 13. Also secured.on the shaft 20 is a rack frame 21 having side members 22 having notchesor depressions 23 formed therein, in the lower ends of which sidemembers is secured a shaft 24 normally removably jonrnaled in thebifurcations of the members l i1. Secured on the shalt 24 intermediatethe members 22 is a roller 25. Disposed beneath the shalt 24 is a sh it26 journaled in the flanged members 11 on which shaft is secured. aroller 27.

28 designates the usual tracker board which extends into and across fromthe notches 23.

29 designates the usual endless record sheet which passes between therollers 13 and 19, over the roller 19, over the jface of the trackerboard 28 and thence intermediate the rollers 25 and 27, the lower end ofsaid sheet hanging loosely within the box 1.

ln practice the usual power is applied to the belt 18 which drives thepulley 17, gear 15, gear le and. roller 13', w ich action by reason olthe roller lbearing tightly against the roller 19, advances the sheet 29in the proper degree.I The rollers 25- and 27 keep said sheet taut sothat it fits tightly over the tracker board. 28 as is necessary. Themembers 22 hold said sheet 29 in its proper transverse position, Whilethe position of the rollers 13 and 19 prevents the sheet from turningunder the same or orumpli'ng.

When it is desired to remove the sheet 29 ior any reason, the hooks .oand 7 are unhooked from. the pins Il and 5 and the box 1 tilted forwarduntil the hook 6 engages the in 5, thus bringing the parts into easyreach. `he rack 21 and its parts are their dissociated for any desiredpurpose and is replaced in position -again andthe box 1 returned tonormal po sition.

` Erom' the foregoing. description it will be when placed to# p -seenliet lleve pocluoel ein, endless 'roll 'mechanism' Wluoh subsentlallyfulfils ell the obfeets of the inventoy; es set otll heein. hilo this s'eoioation sets o'rll in detail the present en peelred. constructie i1 ofthe dence, still such deviations lom auch detail may be resorted to esdo not on e @epa-1- turev omjhe spirit of the invention.

Heyin'gthus described' my invention Wlmt 'olam'us new ond desire toseouxo by Lebners Patent iszl. lll a device O the 'ohsmcte desefbed obox, bureated'members et the upper end thereof, bifuroeted lower Hangs,membee on said box, a. rack removably supported by seid members, Yshaftsin the upper and lowei ends of said rock, rollers on` Seid shafts, eroller disposed in said flange membes just below the lowelr1 folle? in,said. Took, and im actuating roller disposed. in said ljox and beer-in oeinst the u* el lolle' on seid rack as set forth.

2. ln, o devoe of the ohereote flesooed, a, mok, `side membel's on seidmoli povderl with notches theeio, e tracker 5eme. ex

bencling into and. sueros@ seifl notches, :mil e l'ol'lo mechanism 11operative commotion with sa' moli.

3. In musi@ player tle combination. of u lmx, means for swinging saidbox., :m mleendent 'eol. 'removably disposed, in soil box, and imendless Toll .o'xeehffmism disposed in seid, Took, es described.

' 4. ln e music player, a box luwug'upper and lower bluou'ted men'lbmo,o mel: removebly disposed in seid bifuroetell mem bers, eifl e ollel1.mechanism disposed, in

seid "mok, as set forth.

5. ln device of the ohemotel box, e, ire/movable ,mela therein., erolle? posed. on seid mok, 1m endless 'eood sheet (lsnoeed, over saidollor, and. un auxili roller disposed in said box mul bearing againstsaid. sheet amd roller, as set foxtlz.

n testilmmy whereof' l affix my signaux@- ifn pesenee of' two Witnoeses.

EARL E. HGUGA set forth liwlesses PERCY S. WEBSTER, FRANK li. CARTER.

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